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The main Balaji temple is the heart — but Mehandipur is an entire sacred geography. Once you have completed the main darshan, these temples and sites are part of the complete pilgrimage experience.
🛕 1. Ram Darbar Temple — Directly Opposite Balaji
Just across from the main Balaji temple entrance is the **Ram Darbar** — a magnificent white marble temple with exceptional craftsmanship. Sita Ram Ji preside at center, with Radha Krishna Ji to the left. The quality of the marble work and the idol sculpture here is genuinely beautiful. Many devotees find this temple a space of profound calm within the larger complex’s intense energy.
🛕 2. Samadhi wale Baba — Behind Ram Darbar
Behind the Ram Darbar is the samadhi sthal (sacred tomb) of **Shri Ganesh Puri Maharaj** — the founding mahant of Mehandipur, also lovingly called **Samadhi wale Baba**. Long queues of devotees come here to bow their heads at the first servant of Balaji.
**Offering:** Deepak (lamp) and Jalebi.
Blessing available here: Small containers of **Balaji ka Jal** — sacred water — are available. This is the water for family members and those who could not make the journey themselves.
*New construction of the Samadhi sthal is currently underway, with circular garden development around the complex.*
3. Teen Pahadi Shakti Sthal — Three Sacred Hilltop Temples
From the main Balaji temple, take the first right-side lane. A **1 km climb** (approximately 20–30 minutes of walking) through narrow lanes and small shops brings you to **Teen Pahadi** — a group of three important temples on the hillside above Mehandipur.
**Temple 1 — Maa Kaali:** The first and most visited. Here, a specific ritual is performed: a lemon is placed on the devotee’s head and cut — this is the traditional method of removing *nazar* (evil eye) at this shrine. Many families who come to Mehandipur specifically include this stop.
**Temple 2 — Mata Anjani:** A short distance further. Devotees who come seeking *santaan praapti* (blessing of children) offer their prayers specifically here, at the temple of Hanuman Ji’s mother.
**Temple 3 — Panchmukhi Hanuman Ji:** The third and highest temple. Here, *bandhan nivaran* (removal of negative binding) is performed. This is one of the three major healing rituals at Mehandipur alongside the main temple’s Arzi process.
**The view from Teen Pahadi:** Standing at the top, you get a complete aerial view of the entire Mehandipur valley — the main temple below, the surrounding hills, the thousands of devotees moving through the lanes. It is genuinely stunning, and one of the under-visited experiences of Mehandipur.
4. 151-Feet Hanuman Ji Statue
Visible from virtually everywhere in Mehandipur, the **151-feet tall statue of Hanuman Ji** is one of the largest Hanuman idols in Rajasthan. At its base is a **Rakshas-mukhi (demon-face shaped) cave** that depicts stories from Hanuman Ji’s life with illustrated scenes inside. This cave walk is one of the most interesting heritage elements of the Mehandipur complex.
This location is also the most popular spot in Mehandipur for photographs — the combination of the colossal statue, the surrounding hillscape, and the valley backdrop makes it genuinely photogenic.
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### 🛕 5. Saat Pahadi — Seven Hilltop Temples (For the Adventurous)
Further behind the main temple lies **Saat Pahadi** — a much more demanding climb than Teen Pahadi. There are no steps here — only a rough, rocky path that requires genuine physical effort. It is best visited during the monsoon when the surrounding greenery makes the effort worthwhile.
At the top, **seven temples** are distributed across the hillside:
1. Sheshnag Temple
2. Anjani Mata
3. Balaji
4. Kaali Mata
5. Chamunda Mata
6. Gorakhnath Ji
7. **Ancient Mahadev Temple** — the final and most significant, where a massive natural rock formation associated with Balaji stands beside the Shiva shrine
The Saat Pahadi is an off-beat, adventurous dimension of the Mehandipur pilgrimage — not for everyone, but for those who make the effort, completely unique.
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### 🛕 6. Anjani Mata Muktidham — 1 km from Main Temple on Main Road
**Muktidham** (also called Anjani Devi Mandir) is located approximately 1 km from the main Balaji temple, directly on the main road. Within this newer complex:
– **Himalaya mountain recreation** — a visual representation of the Himalayan setting
– **Ashok Vatika** — recreating the garden from the Ramayana
– **Mata Anjani’s temple** — worshipping Hanuman Ji’s mother
This is a beautifully designed space that adds a Ramayana-narrative dimension to the Mehandipur complex, making it particularly meaningful for those who wish to understand Hanuman Ji’s complete story.